The Magicians Season 1, Episode 01 Episode Title: Unauthorized Magic Brought to you by OBS reviewer Omar. The first episode of the Magicians, based on the best-seller series by Lev Grossman, starts with a man stepping out of a door into cloudy street, but on the other side of the threshold … Continue reading →

“Passion” Cover Revealed via Barnes and Noble I prefer the cover for Fallen, but I love the dress. Are you excited for the third book? Audio interview of Ursula K. Le Guin via sfwa What did you think of the interview? Are you a fan of Ursula K. Le Guin? … Continue reading →

Announcing the 2010 World Fantasy Award Winners! via Tor The World Fantasy Awards have been given annually since 1975, to fantasy authors the world over, and are announced every year, appropriately, at the World Fantasy Awards Convention, which is being held in Columbus, Ohio this year. NOVEL WINNER: The City & … Continue reading →

OBS is proud to present our Book Club for September 2010: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Synopisis: When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder — much less a murder committed by three … Continue reading →

WAR ON HORROR: THREE NEW NOVELS ON VAMPIRES AND DEMONS Source: Elizabeth Hand at washingtonpost.com World leaders: Forget the tedium of politics. If you want to boost your approval ratings, grab an ax and attack some hellish demons. Seth Grahame-Smith helped create the current vogue for supernatural alternate histories with … Continue reading →

CAMELOT’S KING ARTHUR GETS THE TORCHWOOD TOUCH Source: scifiwire.com Will the Torchwood touch help Camelot? Turns out that Chris Chibnall, the head writer on Torchwood who back in 2005 developed a fantasy series involving Merlin for the BBC, is getting another crack at the King Arthur myth, thanks to Starz. … Continue reading →